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59 Articles found on Friday, 22 June 2007
Beijing activists broaden view
22-06-2007
AMOS Kimunya could hardly have been blunter.As the annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDA) here last week celebrated China's booming aid and trade with Africa, the Kenyan finance
readAfrica urged to be wise in dealing with China
22-06-2007
AFRICA can learn from China's economic prowess and use its relations with the emerging economic giant to its advantage for the benefit of the continent, says Ghana's trade minister.However, Africa
readNamibia's Transport Challenge
22-06-2007
IMAGINE if, 17 years after Independence, Namibia's education system still catered almost exclusively for a small, wealthy elite.Imagine that spending on schools served the richest half of the
readBlair's Africa Legacy
22-06-2007
THE Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair, will leave office in less than five days after slightly more than ten years at the helm of British politics.As leader of one of the world's great powers and
readPolitical Perspective
22-06-2007
IT'S about time Government clarified the issue of foreign trips - who decides and under what circumstances and how our officials should travel.So many cases of S&T abuse arise from just this sort
readAfrica And The Holy Trinity
22-06-2007
THIS is not the Biblical Trinity.This is a new holy trinity meant for Africa, which every 'good' African must believe in - or so we are told. The first is the HIV pandemic which it is said has
readTime For Us To Go To War
22-06-2007
THE past few weeks have been characterised by some of the most extreme acts of violence against women and children in Namibia that have ever been witnessed.From the horrific acts perpetrated,
readNot A Xenophobe, But...
22-06-2007
I WRITE not as xenophobic person although I must say I am gradually moving towards that state.The recent spate of bank robberies is worrisome and it reminded me of a conversation I had with colleagues
readOvambanderu Public Apology
22-06-2007
THE situation that unfolded during the commemorations of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority at Okahandja on Sunday, June 17 2007 had the potential of turning into a serious confrontation between
readOpen Letter To ACC
22-06-2007
THE Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (Namibia DMC) would like to firstly congratulate your good office on your current initiative to curb corruption as per your mandate by bringing those
readTicket But No Ride
22-06-2007
ON Tuesday June 12 my wife bought a train ticket to travel from Swakopmund to Windhoek with a departure time at 20h45, she was told.We arrived with time to spare at the station, as TransNamib calls
readSociety Must Help Curb Violence
22-06-2007
I WRITE this letter to ask Namibian society to make greater collective efforts to help survivors of domestic violence.I have been helping such a person in recent months, but have found my personal
readA real MIX up!
22-06-2007
THE Roux vs Meatco saga apparently still continues and raise more questions than answers though it is good to see that Inge Zaamwani (Namdeb) has taken up the cudgel for freedom of thought and open
readThe More Things Change The More They Stay
22-06-2007
The Same THIS week it was difficult to go to sleep - how could I? How can anyone sleep in a society where women get sliced into pieces, four-month-old babies get raped, and human torsos are found
readJust Not Cricket
22-06-2007
WHY is it, that whenever a report on cricket appears in The Namibian (last Friday) the reporter appends an earnest and laborious account of the rules of the game, with a disclaimer that of course
readTalks of WTO big four appear to have collapsed: officials
22-06-2007
POTSDAM - Talks between the World Trade Organisation's four most powerful members appear to have collapsed, trade officials said yesterday, a day the European Union is said to have showed flexibility
readOPEC says no need for more of its oil
22-06-2007
VIENNA - Any move by OPEC to raise oil output would merely add to already ample oil stocks in consumer nations, OPEC's secretary general insisted yesterday as he met with European Union officials
readStop farm subsidies: Oxfam
22-06-2007
GENEVA - Eliminating US cotton subsidies would boost the revenues of 10 million Africans by 2,3 to 5,7 per cent, British aid agency Oxfam estimated in a report released yesterday.The non-governmental
readAnglo to buy more mine assets
22-06-2007
LONDON - The world's third biggest mining group, Anglo American, will expand production and buy more assets to meet strong demand for raw materials from China and India, its chairman said on
readVenezuela sees oil majors signing accord this week
22-06-2007
ARRECIFE, Venezuela - A sizable group out of the six foreign oil majors negotiating with Venezuela the nationalisation of multibillion dollar projects are about to sign deals, the OPEC member's energy
readGlobal milk shortages a good thing for Namibian farmers
22-06-2007
DAIRY farmers in Namibia and South Africa, who struggled to survive in the past few years because of low prices paid to them by the industry, could look forward to a better future as a global shortage
read'B1 butcher' still at large
22-06-2007
THE fifth day of a Police investigation into the death of a woman whose torso was found in two pieces inside a rubbish bin next to the main road between Windhoek and Okahandja on Sunday passed
readWe've had it, say Okahandja protesters
22-06-2007
A PLANNED demonstration by disgruntled Okahandja residents was cancelled abruptly yesterday after the Police and the municipality failed to grant permission for their scheduled march.The demonstrators
readDutch ban on seal products won't stop local culling
22-06-2007
NAMIBIA'S seal-culling season starts on July 1, and although animal-rights activists consider the recent decision by the Dutch parliament to ban all Cape fur seal products as a victory, Namibian
readAnother charge against Karas' Jacobs possible
22-06-2007
THE Karas Chief Regional Officer, Salmaan Jacobs, who was released on bail of N$7 000 following his arrest on Monday on a charge of corruption, could face two more corruption charges.Jacobs is accused
readRundu to get second cop shop
22-06-2007
RUNDU - A second Police station will be established in the Rundu District in north-eastern Namibia before the end of this year.Rundu Rural West Councillor Herbert Shihwameni announced on an NBC Radio
readMultichoice 'reaching for the stars'
22-06-2007
A GALA event at its new headquarters in Eros, Windhoek, last Friday marked MultiChoice Namibia's 15th anniversary and the formal inauguration of its new HQ.On hand to do the honours was Founding
readSchools mid-term break cancelled
22-06-2007
SCHOOLCHILDREN will have to sacrifice the mid-term school break initially scheduled for next week to make up for the extra days they stayed home during the last school holiday.The Ministry of
readOhaingu district gets new headwoman
22-06-2007
OHAINGU - The newly appointed senior headwoman of the Ohaingu District of the Oukwanyama traditional authority, Sipora Weyulu-Dan, was officially installed and introduced to the community at Ohaingu
readDoctor in the dock on drink-and-drive charge
22-06-2007
A WINDHOEK doctor is facing a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after he was arrested in the capital on Wednesday evening.Dr Marnus Pienaar (43) appeared before Magistrate Sarel Jacobs
readNeighbours gang up on polio
22-06-2007
HISTORY will be made next week when Namibia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo launch a simultaneous cross-border polio immunisation campaign.The drive will be launched in the Ohangwena
readAirport outgrows its terminal
22-06-2007
A BOTTLENECK of passengers is expected at Walvis Bay airport, whose runway is currently being upgraded to accommodate large cargo and passenger aircraft on international flights.While the runway
readBabies found dead in their bedrooms
22-06-2007
POLICE in the North are investigating the deaths of three people who were found dead in their bedrooms in different villages last week.Oshana Police spokesperson Constable Christina Fonsech told The
readAir men fat and unfit
22-06-2007
WINDHOEK - The Namibian Air Force is to introduce a compulsory fitness programme for all its personnel to improve their heath and fitness levels.Air Force Commander Brigadier-General Martin Pinehas
readPeople evicted from new town lands
22-06-2007
THE proclamation of new towns in north-central Namibia has had a negative impact on the lives of over 40 000 people, as they face eviction from their traditional homesteads and fertile farming land
readSwanu hits reparations trail
22-06-2007
NAMIBIANS affected by atrocities committed by German colonial rule a century ago should receive reparation payments similar to or more than those Germany paid to Jews who suffered under the Nazi
readOmulumentu gumwe a mangwa sho a tsu omuholike gwe gwomulumentu omukwawo nombele mOshakati
22-06-2007
O POLISI ya Shakati otayi konakona oshipotha sha kilikita shi na sha nomulumentu omugundjuka ngoka a tsu omuholike gwe gwomulumentu omukwawo noombele, sha ningilwa muyimwe yomOohotela dha simana
readOmukatekista Omukuluntu gwOngeleka ya Katoolika mOshakati a sa sho a pumwa kohauto
22-06-2007
O MUKATEKISTA omukulu gwOngeleki ya Katoolika ka Roma mOshakati meme Gemma Nankonda Johannes gwoomvula 75 kwali, okwa mana oondjenda dhe ongula yEtitatu lyoshiwike shika sho a pumwa kohauto
readOonakulwa ya ponokela Opolisi mu Somalia
22-06-2007
M OGADISHU - Aalumentu ya homata oya ponokele Oosasiona mbali dhOpolisi moshilandopangelo sha Somalia Mogadishu.Oshiponokela shoka sha ningwa nooroketa nosho wo noopropella, osha thigi aantu yaali ya
readEsiku lyoontauki lya dhanwa pOsire
22-06-2007
E SIKU lyoontauki muuyuni olya dhanwa mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika pOsire kohi yOtema yedhina 'Ontauki: Olye e na ko nasha?'.Kuyele nuumvo, ehangano lyIigwanahangano li na sha noontauki lya UNHCR pamwe
readOonkundathana dhAanakayale mOvenduka ngula
22-06-2007
I ILYO yOngeleka ya Nakayale ayihe mbyoka yi li mOvenduka otamu hiwa nesimaneko koshigongi sheni tashi ka kala pEgongalo lya Immanuel mu Katutura mOvenduka - tashi ka tameka pombali noominute omilongo
readIintimbu yilwe yomuntu ya monika
22-06-2007
O MATUNDJI gomuntu ngoka taku fekelwa kutya ogomuntu ina dhimbululwa ngoka wo olutu lwe lwa adhikile lwa tetwa miintimbu mondjika yopokatika Venduka nOkahandja mOsoondaha, ogi itsuwa mendoloma limwe
readMatfield, first lock in 42 years to lead Boks
22-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Victor Matfield will become the first lock forward in 42 years to captain South Africa on the rugby field when he leads the Springboks into battle against New Zealand tomorrow.The last
readAl Ahli aims for Champions League record
22-06-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Egyptian giants Al Ahli set out in search of an unprecedented third successive African Champions League title this weekend when they host Sudan's Al Hilal in their opening group
readBarca shade Sundowns in close encounter
22-06-2007
IT was a late, very late Ronnie show as the Brazilian maestro weaved his magic when his team needed a rescue act and fashioned out telling passes that resulted in a goal that helped Barcelona to claw
readWeekend Sport Programme
22-06-2007
Telecom Schools Netball Championships The Telecom Namibia Schools National Netball Championships will be held tomorrow, starting at 08h00 at the Eros Girls' School.All 13 regions of Namibia will be
readSport Shorts
22-06-2007
Schumacher could take on Hamilton LONDON - Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton could go head to head in a charity 'Race of Champions' at London's Wembley Stadium in December, event organisers said
readKhomas netball starts slowly
22-06-2007
WINDHOEK - Action in the Khomas Region Netball League is still stuck in a rut, with most teams having only played one or two matches since the league started on April 14.On Saturday at the Katutura
readSkinstad to start against the Kiwis
22-06-2007
BOB Skinstad and Danie Rossouw will start tomorrow's second Vodacom Tri-Nations test against the All Blacks after Juan Smith and Pierre Spies were forced out of the team with injuries.The Bok
readHoffmann excels in Spain
22-06-2007
NAMIBIA'S Erik Hoffmann caused a stir in European cycling when he snatched and held on to the leader's yellow jersey in the first stage of the Circuito Montanes stage race in Spain on June
readNam to host Next Step conference
22-06-2007
THE Next Step Conference, an international symposium for sport and the youth which is scheduled to take place in Windhoek from September 9 to 22 this year, was officially launched by Minister of
readIn Brief
22-06-2007
Alaskan man sells seal penises ANCHORAGE - An Alaska man has pleaded guilty to selling more than 100 fur seal 'oosiks' - or penises - to a local gift shop that intended to sell the items as an
readTaleban 'shifting focus to Kabul'
22-06-2007
THE Taleban in Afghanistan are changing their tactics to mount more attacks on the capital, Kabul, a spokesman for the militant group has told the BBC.The spokesman, Zabiyullah Mujahed, said Taleban
readNigerian troops kill 12 at Italian oil facility
22-06-2007
YENAGOA - Nigerian troops killed 12 suspected militants and freed an unspecified number of hostages in a dawn raid on an Italian-operated oil facility in the Niger Delta on Thursday, the army
readWilliam gets part of Diana funds
22-06-2007
PRINCE William has turned 25 and reached the age at which he is entitled to part of the inheritance left to him by his mother Princess Diana.The prince can now access the interest and other investment
readKenya sect leader sent to prison
22-06-2007
THE former leader of Kenya's outlawed Mungiki sect has been jailed for having an illegal gun and drugs.John Kamunya, alias Maina Njenga, was sentenced to five years in jail by a Nairobi court for
read49 Zambian university students behind bars
22-06-2007
LUSAKA - Riot police in Zambia arrested 49 students from the country's biggest university in Lusaka who attempted to stage street protests against poor sanitation at their campus, police said
readAustralian PM says no to gay marriage
22-06-2007
CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard stood firm against gay marriage yesterday as an opinion poll revealed that 71 per cent of Australians believe that same-sex partners should have the same legal
readAbbas, Olmert to meet in Egypt
22-06-2007
RAMALLAH - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week for the first time since Hamas routed Abbas's Fatah group in Gaza, Palestinian and Egyptian
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